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Episode 591: Sharon McMahon (@SharonSaysSo) On How To Get People to Change Their Minds on Abortion, Gun Control, and Politics, How to Respond to Angry People With Extreme Opinions, and How Group and Tribal Identity Have Shifted

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Episode 591: Sharon McMahon (@SharonSaysSo) On How To Get People to Change Their Minds on Abortion, Gun Control, and Politics, How to Respond to Angry People With Extreme Opinions, and How Group and Tribal Identity Have Shifted

Instagram sensation Sharon McMahon (@sharonsaysso) talks about how to get people to open up and change their minds about highly charged subjects like abortion, gun control, and politics. She outlines strategies for responding to angry people with extreme opinions and discusses how group and tribal identity have shifted in the modern era. Plus, we talk about the real challenges AI and deepfakes will pose to truth in the future.

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Quotes from Episode 591

Meeting people where they are means meeting people on social media. - @sharon_says_so Click To Tweet I'm never going to look back on my life and feel like I wish I had spent more time arguing with strangers. That's not my highest calling. - @sharon_says_so Click To Tweet My ability to influence you in the future for good can only happen if we maintain a relationship. - @sharon_says_so Click To Tweet When you are attacking somebody's beliefs, you are attacking, fundamentally, who they are. - @sharon_says_so Click To Tweet

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